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The Bee People. 



became an expert at gathering clover- 

 nectar. You see, she began to practise 

 too late in life. 



You will sometimes see bumble-bees 

 asleep on the flowers toward night. 

 Perhaps they have wandered too far 

 from home ; perhaps they think flower 

 petals make a very dainty bedroom. 

 Often the bees kept in a room will take 

 a nap on a cloudy day. 



You can tell when a bee is asleep, 

 because it boks as if it were asleep. 

 It does not shut its eyes, of course, 

 but it looks very droopy and sleepy. 



Look at that bee on the iris bud; 

 would n't you know it had gone to sleep ? 

 You can get a great deal of pleasure 

 from the bees by watching them out of 

 doors. You can see them go into different 

 kinds of flowers and find out just how 

 they take the nectar. 



Bees never sting unless you go too near 

 their hives or else touch them. You can 



